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9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
adjective intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
adjective attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
originFrom Middle French défensif. Morphologically defense + -ive.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- defense 11
- defines 11
- deveins 11
- devisee 11
- endives 11
- infeeds 11
- vendees 11
- fives 11
- defies 10
- define 10
- devein 10
- devise 10